Becoming a mother is the best thing that's happened to me.

No matter how you look, we all hurt the same, cry the same, and feel joy the same.

I'm an extremist. Either I'm being healthy and organic, or I want a big, juicy In-N-Out burger, I want it all now! It sure makes me happy.

The older I get, the more I accept and appreciate myself.

If you have the capacity to love, you have the capacity to love anyone.

I try not to have too many opinions; I just marvel at the world we live in.

I'm black because that's the way the world sees me.

When people have eating disorders, they can't actually see what they truly look like because they're so clouded with their emotions.

The deeper you dig, the bigger the possibility that something could happen.

I don't try to intellectualize characters too much. But I always think of the audience. I always make sure that my characters are likeable.

Sometimes I do yoga, sometimes it's kickboxing, sometimes it's weight training, sometimes it's Pilates.

In God's presence I find peace that is much deeper than any disappointment. I will grow and I understand I can't grow myself, that is why I need God and His grace.

Kiss the lips upon me once, and I shall never tell.

I like to think illegal downloads only do real damage to the endless amounts of careless pop music though.

The Seal, she lounges like a bride,Much too docile, there's no doubt;Madame Récamier, on side,(if such she has), and bottom out.

Dialogue's a method of revelation, of course. A few words of dialogue can reveal worlds about a character.

History is always written by the victor, and the histories of the losing parties belong to the shrinking circle of those who were there.

A sleeping bear had been awoken.

Love is the greatest form of loyalty, one that places happiness of the beloved over the lover.

I’d heard you were dead.” "I heard you wear a red lace corset,” I said matter-of-factly. “But I don’t believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about.

God's wounds cure, sin's kisses kill.